---
type: "Bill"
title: "Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms"
description: "Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 164"
citation: "Maryland SB 164 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["A"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kagan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-08-13"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe4dea79-9298-4faa-a9ef-7e0e8f8e636a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0164?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "e45661df76f92db8b61465c4ffa95c9f7587c671a80bace407ce1fe5bab82caf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 164 (2025) — Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_513_sb0164t.pdf)
2. **First - Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0164f.pdf)
3. **Third - Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0164t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kagan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-08-13** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2025-01-08** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-02-19** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Second Reading Passed
- **2025-02-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-28** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Returned Passed
- **2025-05-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 513 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe4dea79-9298-4faa-a9ef-7e0e8f8e636a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).